Police taxi: Woman confesses murder to get a free ride home

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Published time: June 22, 2012 19:26
Edited time: June 22, 2012 23:26

A police car is parked in Stockholm (AFP Photo/Claudio Bresciani)

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Too drunk to find a way home? Call the police, confess to a murder and expect your free ride within minutes. At least that is what a Swedish woman did in an attempt to somehow reach her own bed after partying hard.

The 50-year old woman said she was “too drunk to get home by herself” when she came up with the brilliant idea. She called the police and said that she had murdered her neighbor to trick the officers into taking her home.

A patrol arrived at the scene within minutes – however, it did not take the officers too long to realize the “murderer” was just trying to get home; instead they took her to a detox facility.

The woman now faces court, as police demand she be fined 1.7 thousand Swedish krona, which is about $250.

Prosecutors also proposed that the woman be fined 2,000 krona as an additional punishment.

Comments (2)

The Twin's Friend 24.06.2012 13:06

I was intoxicated last night, which is berry bad for me, but I like it. I felt happy and warm. I love alcohol, and I'm a happy drunk. Now I feel really sick. I spent a good part of a year intoxicated. I never asked for a ride home. I mostly drank at home. This woman should stay at home too and not party hard. She is too old for that. I think I'm going to vomit...

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Larry (unregistered) 23.06.2012 19:48

One day when she cries, "Murder!" and needs help, no one will be there. The cops will be sitting back and saying, "Oh...It's that drunk again."

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